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Southwest Medical University

西南医科大学 Southwest Medical University
📍 Luzhou 🏛️ Public 📅 Founded 1951
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English-taught
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Scholarship type: Scholarship

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📇 Contact information

🌐 Official websitewww.swmu.edu.cn
📍 CityLuzhou
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📖 About the university

Southwest Medical University in Luzhou, founded in 1951, is a leading medical university of southern Sichuan. It offers clinical medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, pharmacy, nursing and public health, and runs several large affiliated hospitals that anchor healthcare across the region. It has educated international medical students for many years and offers an English-taught MBBS programme. Its campus lies in the river city of Luzhou at the meeting of the Yangtze and Tuo rivers. The university is a well-established choice for foreign students studying medicine in southwest China.

🎯 Fields of study

The university's specialised study — the core section
Clinical MedicinePublic HealthPharmacy

🏛️ Colleges & schools

School of Clinical MedicineSchool of Basic Medical SciencesSchool of Public HealthSchool of PharmacySchool of Nursing

🌆 About Luzhou

Luzhou is a river city in southern Sichuan at the confluence of the Yangtze and Tuo rivers, famed for its Luzhou Laojiao baijiu liquor.

💰 Fees & costs

Annual tuition
Typically ¥16,000 – ¥45,000 / year (intl. estimate)
Living costs
¥2,000 – ¥3,500 / month
Housing
¥800 – ¥2,000 / month (campus dorm, estimate)
Intake
September (main) · some programs in March
Application deadline
Usually March – June for the September intake
Chinese-language program
✓ Yes
Available scholarships

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Southwest Medical University
Southwest Medical University
Southwest Medical University
Southwest Medical University
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